Pigs, also called swine or hogs, will famously eat anything. They’re hyper-intelligent for livestock, and spend their lives focused on one thing: food. Domestic pigs are even-toed, omnivorous, ...
Dental researchers from Tufts University took cells from the dental pulp of a human tooth and mixed them with cells from the enamel of a pig tooth and seeded them onto a “scaffold.” It was then grown ...
Losing a tooth is tough. If we lose the small living structures that help us chew our food, we're left with the options of replacing them with dentures or implants that can be costly. Beyond that, ...
When you lose a baby tooth, an adult one grows in its place. But if you lose an adult tooth, your options are limited to dentures, titanium implants, or a stylish gaping hole. Soon, however, there ...
Pig dentistry isn’t exactly a common topic, but anyone who regularly associates with pigs almost certainly needs to have a basic understanding of pig teeth. Farmers and pet owners are able to gain ...